Dick Gregory Combined Comedy and Politics

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Jul 9, 2021

"The One and Only Dick Gregory" profiles the comedian who took America to task over civil rights, the Vietnam war and unhealthy diets. Filmmaker Andre Gaines taps a deep archive and interviews contemporary comedians including W. Kamau Bell, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes for their perspectives.

 

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